EP0737862A3 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Messung der Oktanzahl - Google Patents

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EP0737862A3
EP0737862A3 EP96105787A EP96105787A EP0737862A3 EP 0737862 A3 EP0737862 A3 EP 0737862A3 EP 96105787 A EP96105787 A EP 96105787A EP 96105787 A EP96105787 A EP 96105787A EP 0737862 A3 EP0737862 A3 EP 0737862A3
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/26—Oils; Viscous liquids; Paints; Inks
    • G01N33/28—Oils, i.e. hydrocarbon liquids
    • G01N33/2829—Mixtures of fuels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M15/00—Testing of engines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N33/26—Oils; Viscous liquids; Paints; Inks
    • G01N33/28—Oils, i.e. hydrocarbon liquids
    • G01N33/2817—Oils, i.e. hydrocarbon liquids using a test engine
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
    • Y02T10/30—Use of alternative fuels, e.g. biofuels

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EP96105787A 1995-04-13 1996-04-12 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Messung der Oktanzahl Expired - Lifetime EP0737862B1 (de)

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US08/423,074 US5633798A (en) 1995-04-13 1995-04-13 Method and apparatus for measuring octane number
US423074 1995-04-13

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EP0737862A2 EP0737862A2 (de) 1996-10-16
EP0737862A3 true EP0737862A3 (de) 1998-08-19
EP0737862B1 EP0737862B1 (de) 2004-03-03

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EP (1) EP0737862B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3330278B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100290119B1 (de)
AR (1) AR000008A1 (de)
AT (1) ATE261119T1 (de)
AU (1) AU685358B2 (de)
BR (1) BR9601366A (de)
CA (1) CA2170674C (de)
DE (1) DE69631710T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0737862T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2214515T3 (de)
PT (1) PT737862E (de)
RU (1) RU2121668C1 (de)
TW (1) TW304228B (de)

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AU685358B2 (en) 1998-01-15
RU2121668C1 (ru) 1998-11-10
AR000008A1 (es) 1997-02-12
KR100290119B1 (ko) 2001-05-15
EP0737862A2 (de) 1996-10-16
BR9601366A (pt) 1998-01-13
DE69631710T2 (de) 2005-03-10
KR960038373A (ko) 1996-11-21
ES2214515T3 (es) 2004-09-16
EP0737862B1 (de) 2004-03-03
ATE261119T1 (de) 2004-03-15
JP3330278B2 (ja) 2002-09-30
TW304228B (de) 1997-05-01
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